Sister in Law: Lung cancer and will be having surgery to remove the lower lobe of her right lung.

My Favorite Quote

If we could look into each others hearts and understand the unique challenges each of us face, I think we would treat each other much more gently, with much more love, patience, tolerance, and care. "Marvin J. Ashton"

Relief Sociey Lesson 31 "God shall be with you forever and ever."

No affliction can separate us from the love of God and fellowship with one another.

Adversity lasts only a small moment; if we endure well, we will be exalted in the presence of God.

The Savior understands all of our suffering, and He will be with us forever and ever.

The still, small voice whispers consolation to our soul in the depths of our sorrows and distress.

I LOVE GENEALOGY

Frank & I have been doing genealogy for several years and we have been working a shift at the Family History Center, but had to quit due to our surgeries. Our favorite genealogy site is: Ancestry.com and we are excited that the Las Vegas Temple district has just recently been allowed to the newfamilysearch.org site. We love researching our families and have spent hours and hours doing so. We are the Family History Consultants for our Ward.

The below picture was taken on a trip Frank & I made in 2000. I was able to see this old Smith Home and meet some of my cousins on this trip. I actually visisted this old place when I was a very small child around 4 years old, and I can still remember it. As I was wandering around the old place, I felt my deceased Aunt's presence and I could see her running around the yard playing as a small child. She was raised by the Smiths her grandparents.

The Old Smith Home Siler City, NC

My Mother's Grandparents Home

About Me

I was born in Salt Lake City, UT where I spent the first 20 years of my life. I graduated from West High School and went to Henager Business College, and worked at the State Road Shops in Salt Lake City. I married Larry Staley on Sept.30,1960 and we had three children, Sherry, Bret, and Garen. We moved to Grantsville,UT in 1961 and lived there for three years. We moved to NV in 1964 when Garen was just four months old. We lived in Las Vegas for a few months and then moved to Overton, NV where Larry opened the Bank of Las Vegas as the bank manager. He was killed in a bank robbery in August of 1967 along with two of his bank tellers. He was 28 and I was 26, and I was left with three small children. This was the hardest part of my life losing my husband at such a young age. I married Bud Walkington two years later. He was the husband of one of the tellers that was killed. He had two daughters, Lani and Lori. They and their children are still in my life and I love them dearly. This was an un-happy marriage and ended in 1978. I then Married Frank Merritt and have been happily married for 31 years now.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Saying Good By to Oregon

We decided to go to the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport before we headed home. Several years ago we stayed in a RV park across the street from the Aquarium and had visited it then. It is a really nice place to visit. All kinds of fish, and out door things to see and do. Below are some of the pictures Frank took.

We decided to leave a few days early and went for one last walk and stopped by our favorite statue. If you look up the road you can see where people park to visit the over look of the ocean.

Here are some pictures we took of the ocean on that last walk. Double click on the pictures and see how beautiful they are.

We stopped by our neighbor's home and watched the Raccoons one more time. The babies grew up in the two months we were there in Oregon. They were fun to watch.

This is the living area of the little home we stayed in. If you look close you can see that there are blankets under the cushions of the couch. It was so uncomfortable to sit on and this made it bearable. The beds were very uncomfortable too, and we ended spending close to $90 on foam toppers to make them more comfortable. We decided to leave a few days early as after two months we decided we wanted to leave this uncomfortable place and we were homesick for family, friends, and our comfy home. I am glad that we did get to rent this place as it was a lucky break as most home owners of the vacation rentals will not rent on long term bases because they can make a lot more money renting out on a daily rate. We had a wonderful time, and still miss our walks, the ocean, the beautiful scenery, and wonderful cool ocean breeze.